Josh Luckens interviews a team of Wentworth colleagues who he collaborates with to design hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students at Accelerate, Wentworth's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center.

The team shares how they create fertile learning spaces where failure is seen as necessary for growth, offering strategies for empowering students with the tools to be innovative and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to all areas of their lives.

Joe Schnackertz, a 2021 Wentworth graduate and Accelerate’s Program Coordinator, discusses the power of creating “spaces of yes” on college campuses—places for students to collaborate across disciplines, explore new ideas, and access resources to support students wherever they are on their learning journeys.

Michael Mozill, Wentworth Professor of Business Management, shares how realizing that “a growth mindset is much more fun than a fixed mindset” led to a renaissance in his life that both enabled him to live from a place of intrinsic motivation and led him to be a better teacher.

Ashley Lucas, Accelerate’s Executive Director, shares how curiosity continuously helps her overcome the fear of failure and empowers her to “be more entrepreneurial and innovative,” and how her curiosity expands her vision of the possible as Accelerate transforms from a makerspace to the vanguard of creative culture at Wentworth.

Additional resources:

Accelerate’s website

Accelerate’s LinkedIn showcase page

(February, 2023)